The chronology of words and phrases
Subtitle: a thousand years in the history of English
By: Linda and Roger Flavell.
Contributors: Flavell, Roger.
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: English language -- Etymology.; English language -- New words.; English language -- Terms and phrases.; English language -- Chronology.
Description: "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-261) and index.